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> Flying in small planes seems so overrated Flying in small planes is a huge thing, not just for fun or hobby. It has literally been going on for decades and a

> Flying in small planes seems so overrated Flying in small planes is a huge thing, not just for fun or hobby. It has literally been going on for decades and an essential service in many cases. If it were as fraught as you make it seem in terms of actual statistics of the danger, it would not be this way, yet it is this way.

voisin 4y ago
> actual statistics of the danger Do the statistics not show this to be the case though? I only know anecdotally that life insurance premiums go way, way, way up when one flies small aircraft.
- lfodofod 4y ago
  It’s worth considering that the statistics are heavily influences by demographics. GA pilots are mostly rather old dentists and the likes.
  - lozenge 4y ago
    Life insurance already has a different cost by age (mainly the age you first take out the policy)
jahewson 4y ago
Statistically it’s roughly equivalent to riding a motorcycle.
- lfodofod 4y ago
  Do note that GA pilots skew way older than motorcyclists.
- blacklion 4y ago
  Do you have any numbers? I'm riding a motorcycle, and know statistics about it in USA, but looks like that small plane is safer